Overview

The Herd Management program allows you to record bullings separately to service events.   This can be useful for management purposes; for example, you can identify any cows that are not cycling normally.  This tutorial will show you the easiest way to record a bulling event.  Follow the instructions in the order that they appear.

To enter one or more bulling records:

1. Click on the Data Entry Helper button and then on the button for recording purchases (or use the Data Entry | Animal Details menu item at the top of the screen).
2. Move your mouse pointer to the left-hand side of the screen and single left-click on the Data Entry Helper button.  The main portion of the screen will change to show a list of program tasks
3. Click on the button for entering bulling information.  You are now presented with two further buttons
4. Click on the button for entering bulling information in a batch.  The Bulling Batch Data Entry Window will now display (shown below).  You can also access this window from the Data Entry | Cows | Bulling Batch menu item.
5. Click the arrow on the Bulling Date drop-down box and use the calendar to select the required date (Tip: you can move through the months using the scroll arrows at the top of the calendar).  Since you are only recording an observed oestrus, the date is the only information required

6. It is easier to find the required animals if they are sorted into ascending Brand Number order.  To do this, click on the column heading Brand.  Notice how the heading changes colour to yellow when the data is sorted into ascending order
7. Identify the row for each animal that you want to record as bulling and double-click on its Brand number.  Notice that the Oestrus Date is amended and the Status changes to "Bulling"
8. Click the Apply Batch button on the Toolbar
9. Close the Window.  If any of your changes are not saved, the program will prompt you to save them before closing the Window